More than two-thirds of Americans believe that the Palestinian Authority is not ready for statehood, according to a recent poll. Seventy-one percent of respondents in a poll of 1,000 Americans, conducted earlier this month for the Zionist Organization of America, said the Palestinian Authority group has not fulfilled President Bush’s preconditions for statehood, which include halting terror attacks and respecting human rights.
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